Negotiating the many, many cracks on the Muldrow Glacier (Chris Kerrick Photo)Dave described their 20 hour, 6 mile journey down the Muldrow as the most demanding day of guiding in his life. He said they were wading through waist deep depth hoar (sugary, worthless snow) and that they basically probed for crevasses every step of the way. Probing involves poking the snow with a long aluminum pole in order to gauge the integrity of the snow in front of you.
They had to jump across numerous holes and frequently had to stop to build anchors to protect these leaps. It all sounded pretty exciting and both physically and mentally grueling. Everyone is plenty pooped and resting. They will head across the tundra tomorrow and hopefully will arrive at Wonder Lake on Monday morning.
I read once (Discover Magazine- maybe June 1997...?) that it takes about 1864 mosquito bites to kill a person. Hopefully the combination of repellent and long pants and sleeves will keep our boys protected from those pests.
Good Luck Crew!!!
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